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Historical Event on 1/7/1885

Madhav Narayan Joshi, comedy drama writer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/10/1964Gurudutt, famous film actor, died
1/11/1995Kumari Anandan replaces Vazhapadi K. Ramamurthy as TNCC (I) chief.
12/24/1921Rabindranath Tagore established ""Visva Bharati"" at Santiniketan with Brojendra Nath Seal as the chief guest.
5/14/1954President issues an order extending application of Indian Constitution to Kashmir with the concurrence of the State government.
11/20/1990Mulayam Singh Yadav's JD (S) ministry wins a confidence motion (224-146) with the help of Congress (I) in Uttar Pradesh.
6/6/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India ends.
8/1/1970Former Beatle George Harrison led an all-star entourage of rock talent through two sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden tonight, in a benefit for Bangladesh refugees. More than 40,000 attended the concerts, and Harrison hoped to donate $250,000 to the cause. The shows opened with sets of Indian music by sitarist Ravi Shankar, then moved through songs featuring Harrison, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, and another ex-Beatle, Ringo Starr. But the evening's most ecstatic ovations were reserved for the unexpected appearance of Bob Dylan.
2/21/1991Nutan, famous film actress, died at the age of 56 years.
3/19/1998Abdul Rauf Seddiopui, Samajwadi Party leader, is shot dead near Jadharpur village in Bareilly district.
2/11/1979Shankarrao Narayanrao Mohite Patil `Sahakari Maharshi' passed away.